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Media and Communication Contexts for Art and Design - SAED2481
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Faculty: College of Fine Arts
 
 
School:  School of Art History and Art Education
 
 
Course Outline: Download course outline (PDF format)
 
 
Campus: College of Fine Arts Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course utilitises contemporary theories and practices of communication to investigate the role of broadcast, print and electronic media in organising, producing and making knowledge and information in art and design curriculum. A series of case studies and lectures introduces key contributions to media studies (Baudrillard, Hall, Kuhn, McLuhan, Williams), theories of communication and texts (Berelson, Ellis, Fiske, Kress) social power, ideologies and discourse (Hall), reading and reception (Elliott, Giroux, Morley, Radway). Students will participate in workshops dedicated to the analysis of art, design and education media as they relate to print, radio, television, video, web and CD ROM.

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